Definitions of brace:
- noun: a structural member used to stiffen a framework
- noun: the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit
- noun: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
- noun: a support that steadies or strengthens something else
Example: "He wore a brace on his knee"
- noun: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)
- noun: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
- noun: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material
- noun: a set of two similar things considered as a unit
- noun: two items of the same kind
- verb: support by bracing
- verb: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Example: "Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"
- verb: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- verb: cause to be alert and energetic
- name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5459)
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